Introducing Goldline Ambassador Kalynn Park

Shannon Kleibrink has cemented her reputation in the curling world. She has many accomplishments to her credit, including a bronze medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics, the distrinction of being the first female skip to win the Canadian Mixed championship in 2004, and multiple appearances and wins in some of the major curling events across Canada.

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But, a skip does not a team make. It takes four people working together to achieve victory and success! In our features on Goldline Ambassadors over the last several editions of our newsletter, we have focused on the skips of some of our sponsored teams. We are going to switch it up a bit for the next few weeks, and focus on some of the supporting cast of players.

This week’s featured Goldline Ambassador is Kalynn Park, second on the team skipped by Shannon Kleibrink. Do the names Kalynn and Park sound familiar? If you’ve visited Goldline’s website or one of our retail stores, you may well be familiar with our Kalynn curling pants – designed by none other than Kalynn Park herself! And the Park name is well known in the Alberta curling community, with Kalynn’s father being none other than Kevin Park.

Kalynn is the new addition to the Kleibrink team this year. She has is an accomplished curler herself, winning a silver medal at the 2009 junior world curling championships.

We had the opportunity to chat with Kalynn this past week; please read on to learn more about Kalynn. You can also see Kalynn on YouTube in the feature, “Cullen and a Curler”.

We invite you to follow Kalynn and her team mates throughout this season. For the tweeters out there, you can follow team Kleibrink on Twitter on @TeamKleibrink, and Kalynn herself is at @MissKP33 (by the way, for those of you who have been following our profiles on Goldline ambassadors, Kalynn also mentions a certain Mr Hebert as her favourite curler to follow on Twitter!).

If you weren’t curling what sport would you be playing?
If I didn't curl I wish I was a cheerleader for an NFL football team as silly as that sounds. I could never be an NFL player (obviously) so that's as close as I could get haha!

Have you ever been in a bar fight?
Haha definitely not.. I've witnessed a few though

Do you have a celebrity crush?
I wouldn't say no to going on a date with Sidney Crosby.. Huge crush .. Since I was 15.

What is your favourite book?
Right now.. 50 shades of Grey! Hello! Lol

What is your favourite movie?
Anything with Will Farrell .. The Other Guys or Anchorman top the list.

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would they title it?
A walk in the Park lol?? I have no idea

If you could be anyone dead or alive who would you be?
I'd like to be Derek Jeter for a day.. Or Lady GaGa. Either would be pretty interesting I think.

What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Travel the world

Who is the best curler to follow on Twitter?Ben Hebert.. That guys a piece of work lol

Favourite sports team?
I have 3: Edmonton Oilers, The NY Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys!!

What is your preferred shot to win a game?
Haven't thrown a shot to win a game in a long time but if I had to I'd say an out turn draw to the pin

What is one of your favorite quotes?
It's simple and one my parents always told me: " everything happens for a reason" .. I live by it.

What is your favorite body part?
Don't have one

What is your favourite form of exercise?
Weight training

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
I'm going to go with 24.. This year has been pretty awesome so far :)

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
I am yet to overcome a major life obstacle .. But am participating in a Tough Mudder fitness challenge next year ..I am looking forward to challenging myself !!